Setting up Your Computer or Device
- Download the app for your computer or
device and open the app. - Select IL from the list of states.
- Select Illinois Heartland Library System from the list of libraries.
- Enter your library card number (no spaces).
- Enter your PIN (Contact the library if you don’t know your PIN).
Finding an eBook
There are three ways to search the Cloud Library
- Featured tab: recommended and recent titles
- Browse tab: titles sorted by category for easy browsing
- Search tab: keyword search
Checking out an eBook
- Tap or click the cover art.
- Tap or click the Check Out button.
The title will be added to the bookshelf for every device on which you’ve installed the Cloud Library app.
Placing a Title on Hold
- Tap or click the cover art.
- Tap or click the Add to Hold List button.
- If you want to receive an email notification when the title is available, choose “Yes, notify me” and enter your email address.